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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2009
Julian Kyle Verkaaik, Christchurch, NZ;
Jason Murray Nicholls, Christchurch, NZ;
Marcus James King, Christchurch, NZ;
Joseph John Olson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Julian Kyle Verkaaik, Christchurch, NZ;
Jason Murray Nicholls, Christchurch, NZ;
Marcus James King, Christchurch, NZ;
Joseph John Olson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Industrial Research Limited, Lower Hutt, NZ;
Abstract
A bilateral upper limb exercise device () for exercising a user's arms comprising a central mounting structure () that is mountable to a fixed surface or structure (), left and right limb supports () for supporting the forearm and/or hand of a respective arm of the user, and a pair of articulated linkage arms () that are pivotably coupled to opposite sides of the central mounting structure () and which are arranged to support a respective limb support () for movement in at least two degrees of freedom in a two-dimensional (2D) movement plane. A mirroring mechanism is also operatively coupled to the articulated linkage arms () such that movement of the opposing limb support relative to a central line of symmetry of the device.